What Is Communication?

Question 1

What type of argument is “Communication is good for you” or “All communication is good?”

Answer 1

A priori argument

They are untestable and can not be proven.

Question 2

Source

Answer 2

The individual, group or institution

Question 3

Encoder

Answer 3

Creates the message

Question 4

Message

Answer 4

What you’re trying to say

Question 5

Channel:

Answer 5

How the message is sent

Question 6

Noise

Answer 6

Anything that inhibits the receivers understanding of the message.
Physical- outside
Psychological- in your head
Semantic- inside the message, different dialects or language perhaps)

Question 7

Feedback

Answer 7

Response you get from the decoder. Ex: facial expressions

Question 8

Communication

Answer 8

Communication occurs when humans manipulate symbols to stimulate meaning in other humans.

Question 9

Sign

Answer 9

Something that stands for or represents another thing

Question 10

Symptom

Answer 10

Type of sign.

Ex: sniffling infers one might have a cold

Question 11

Symbol

Answer 11

Second type of sign created to stand for something else.

Ex- middle finger, fuck you.

Question 12

Ritual

Answer 12

Signal that stands for something.
Ex- sigh= tired
Packing up at end of class.

Question 13

Dialogic

Answer 13

Communication requires at LEAST two people.

Question 14

Individual component

Answer 14

We don’t all share the same symbols.

Ex- two different perspectives, same situation. We don’t always all hear or read the same things as others.

Question 15

Communication occurs in a context

Answer 15

Time and space matter.

We judge what we say, off where we are.

Question 16

Problem of intent:

Answer 16

Not communication if the speaker had no intentions of anyone other than the parties involved decoding the information.

Question 17

Coroner example

Answer 17

The sun is not communicating with us simply because it’s hot outside!

Question 18

Attempted communication

Answer 18

Has an intended encoder but the message never makes it there

Question 19

Attributed communication

Answer 19

All in the mind of the receiver. There is no sender.

Question 20

Perception

Answer 20

What we observe about the world. Not communication.

Question 21

Communication plans

Answer 21

Verbal & non verbal.
Verbal- script= used in predictable routine situations
Non verbal- actions we do to get what we want.

V- typical response to how is school?
Nv- looking at a guy a certain way so he will come and talk to you.

Question 22

Communication is transactional

Answer 22

You need two people for the transaction or for communication to occur.

Question 23

Functions of Communication

Answer 23

Entertain
Inform
Persuade- targets feelings actions and beliefs
Stimulation- reinforces change or beliefs. Increases already existing beliefs.